What is CVE-2019-25469?

CVE-2019-25469 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Newsoftwares Folder Lock, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-03-11.

How severe is CVE-2019-25469?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Newsoftwares Folder Lock

CVE-2019-25469

Folder Lock 7.7.9 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the serial number registration field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized payload. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte buffer of arbitrary…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (5.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Newsoftwares Folder Lock — versions 7.7.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

ExploitDB-47383 (exploit)
VulnCheck Advisory: Folder Lock 7.7.9 Denial of Service via Serial Number Field (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-25469?: CVE-2019-25469 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Newsoftwares Folder Lock, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-03-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-25469?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.